Alice Munro
1931–2024
Canadian writer
Alice Munro was a Canadian writer recognized for her short stories.
Fridtjof Nansen
1861–1930
Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Fridtjof Nansen was a polar explorer and diplomat who received the Nobel Peace Prize.
José Mujica
1935–2025
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter and politician
José Mujica was a Uruguayan politician who served as a guerrilla fighter and later held the office of president.
Doris Day
1922–2019
American actress and singer
Doris Day was an American actress and singer who achieved prominence in film and music.
Gary Cooper
1901–1961
American actor
Gary Cooper was an American actor known for his roles in motion pictures.
Charles Édouard Guillaume
1861–1938
Swiss physicist
Charles Édouard Guillaume was a physicist who conducted research on nickel-steel alloys.
Georges Cuvier
1769–1832
French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist
Georges Cuvier was a naturalist who established the fields of comparative anatomy and paleontology.
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
1948–2022
President of the United Arab Emirates from 2004 to 2022
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan served as the President of the United Arab Emirates.
Ben Roy Mottelson
1926–2022
Danish nuclear physicist
Ben Roy Mottelson was a nuclear physicist who conducted research on the non-spherical geometry of atomic nuclei.
Joseph Henry
1797–1878
American scientist and the 1st Secretary of the Smithsonian
Physicist Joseph Henry served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian.
Sholem Aleichem
1859–1916
Jewish writer and playwright of Yiddish, who worked in Russian Empire, Switzerland, Germany and the United States
Sholem Aleichem was a writer and playwright who authored works in Yiddish while living in the Russian Empire, Switzerland, Germany, and the United States.
Stanisław Ulam
1909–1984
Polish-American mathematician
Stanisław Ulam was a mathematician who contributed to the development of the hydrogen bomb and the Monte Carlo method.
Margot Kidder
1948–2018
Canadian and American actress and activist
Margot Kidder was an actress and activist known for her work in film, stage, and television.
Chet Baker
1929–1988
American jazz trumpeter and vocalist
Chet Baker was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist known for his contributions to the West Coast jazz scene.
R. K. Narayan
1906–2001
Indian writer
R. K. Narayan was an Indian writer known for his novels set in the fictional town of Malgudi.
Valeriy Lobanovskyi
1939–2002
Ukrainian football manager
Valeriy Lobanovskyi was a Ukrainian football manager who led the Dynamo Kyiv club to numerous domestic and international titles.
Alexander Fadeyev
1901–1956
Soviet writer and politician
Alexander Fadeyev was a Soviet writer and politician who served as a prominent figure in the literary and political landscape of the Soviet Union.
George Bernard Dantzig
1914–2005
American mathematician
George Bernard Dantzig was a mathematician who developed the simplex algorithm for linear programming.
Gabriel Tarde
1843–1904
French sociologist
Gabriel Tarde was a French sociologist who developed theories regarding imitation and social influence.
Apolinario Mabini
1864–1903
Prime Minister of the Philippines in 1899
Apolinario Mabini served as the Prime Minister of the Philippines.
Gara Garayev
1918–1982
Azerbaijani composer
Gara Garayev was an Azerbaijani composer known for his contributions to classical music and film scores.
John Nash
1752–1835
British architect
John Nash was an architect who designed many prominent buildings and urban developments in London.
Teresa Berganza
1933–2022
Spanish mezzo-soprano
Teresa Berganza was a Spanish mezzo-soprano who performed in opera and worked as a university teacher and actor.
Cyrus McCormick
1809–1884
American inventor and businessman
Cyrus McCormick was an American inventor who developed the mechanical reaper.
Source: Wikidata, released into the public domain under CC0. Snapshot: 2026-07. Names, dates and roles come from Wikidata; summaries are condensed from it. Nothing here is generated to fill a gap.
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